Number of UK workers on zero-hours contracts falls

The number of people on zero hours contracts in the UK has fallen slightly, according to the latest official figures. Between April and June 2017, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that 883,000 people were on contracts that do not guarantee work. This is 2.2% lower than the figure from the same period in 2016. However, the proportion of British workers on zero-hours contracts remained broadly flat at 2.8%.In July, a government review of employment practices said too many employers and businesses were relying on zero-hours, short-hours or agency contracts, when they could be more forward-thinking in their scheduling. It did not call for a ban, but did suggest reforms such as reclassifying workers for platform-based firms such as Uber as “dependent contractors” and improving in-work training.The prime minister said the government would take the report’s recommendations seriously.
Source: BBC